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2020 Tokyo Olympics: Gender Equality for Weightlifting, But Men Lose Weight Class

In a press release published on the International Olympic Committee's website, the IOC announced the total number of weightlifting athletes at the 2020 Tokyo Games will be reduced to 196 (compared to 260 ... Continue Reading

Only 6 People Have Officially Clean & Jerked Triple Bodyweight (in Competition)

If you can clean & jerk your bodyweight, you're no longer a novice at Olympic weightlifting. If you clean & jerk double your bodyweight, depending on how much you weigh, you’re likely approaching ... Continue Reading

Snatch Grip 101 – Hook Grip, Proper Width, and More

The snatch is a highly technical movement that can be affected by the slightest of errors in the set up, pull, transitions, recovery, and timing. Often overlooked is the first, and very critical phase of ... Continue Reading

5 Reasons Why Everyone Should Train With Gymnastic Rings

In the wide world of fitness, where there’s a different contraption for isolating almost every individual muscle in the body, the idea of two rings hanging in the air, each suspended by a strap, seems ... Continue Reading

How Corvette Racing Pit Crew Uses CrossFit Training to Boost Performance

Everyone can benefit from improving their fitness levels, and in pretty much every profession, as evidenced by this Chevy pit crew. A recent article shared by Autoweek highlights a pit crew using CrossFit® ... Continue Reading

Dymatize Iso 100 Review

Dymatize Iso 100 Review (2025): Expert-Reviewed and Lab-Tested

While we’ve uncovered plenty of the best protein powders over the years, we understand that not every supp is the perfect puzzle piece for everyone’s fitness picture. For example, athletes ... Continue Reading

5 Tips for Becoming a Pro Strongman Athlete

One of the first things I hear from new strongmen and women is: “I’m going to get my pro card.” Many times, they don’t even make it to Nationals. And that is a shame. I don’t gloat or think, “I told ... Continue Reading

Position USA Weightlifting Shoe Review

Position USA weightlifting shoes are relatively new to the lifting world, but have already become a very recognizable shoe in the U.S.. Unlike Adidas, Nike, and some of the larger brands, ... Continue Reading

What’s the Best Time to Work Out? (For Strength, Power, and Fat Loss)

What's the best time to work out? The short answer: It depends. I'm currently in that awkward transition between switching from evening workouts to morning, and I'm not going to lie, it hasn't ... Continue Reading

Eddie Hall Is Interested in Becoming an Olympic Weightlifter

After finally winning World's Strongest Man last week in a hotly contested one-point win over Iceland's Hafthor Bjornsson, Eddie Hall announced that he was retiring from World's Strongest Man ... Continue Reading

Noah Ohlsen Talks Tearing His Pec Two Weeks Before Winning Regionals

Noah Ohlsen came second worldwide after Mat Fraser in the 2017 CrossFit Open and was more than ready to dominate the Regionals and the 2017 Reebok CrossFit® Games themselves. But just over two weeks ... Continue Reading

Reebok Nano 7 Weaves Release Date Said to Be “Very Soon”

We may be seeing the re-vamped Reebok Nano 7 Weave in the near future. In an Instagram post by Tal Short, Senior Product Manager at Reebok, he provided a few insights behind the newly constructed ... Continue Reading

Snatch Grip Romanian Deadlifts – Exercise Guide and Muscles Worked

In weightlifting, many coaches and athletes stress technique and speed of lifts (which is vital) as a lifter starts out in their training and throughout the years of progression. Strength, while often seen ... Continue Reading

8 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting CrossFit

Five months ago, I dove into my career as a CrossFitter head first… and yes, I do mean “career”. Two-weeks after purchasing my one-month “trial” membership, I starting working at the box I now call my ... Continue Reading

Muscle Milk Review (2025), Tested and Reviewed by Experts

Long a staple in grocery and convenience store shelves, many people are familiar with Muscle Milk’s pre-made shakes (my wife and I have used them ourselves for years). But can they also boast one of the ... Continue Reading

Brooke Ence Talks Playing an Amazonian Warrior in Wonder Woman

Hey, have you heard they made a Wonder Woman movie? You have? Well, you might not know that elite CrossFit Games athlete Brooke Ence was cast in it as a butt-kicking Amazonian warrior ... Continue Reading

5 Benefits of the Romanian Deadlift

In an earlier article we discussed the origins, purpose, and execution of the Romanian deadlift, a powerful strengthening movement geared for nearly every strength, power, fitness, and sport ... Continue Reading

Long De Cheng Clean & Jerks 3 Times His Bodyweight

The 2014 Junior Asian Weightlifting Champion in the 56kg weight class Long De Cheng is providing inspiration for just about every weightlifter on the planet — again — after appearing in this recently ... Continue Reading

Watch Chingiz Mogushkov’s Unbelievable 230 Kilogram Clean & Jerk Save

We recently wrote about Russian weightlifter Yarkin Vladislav's epic 170kg split/squat jerk combo save, but Chingiz Mogushkov may have just out shined him. Mogushkov's recent 230kg clean & ... Continue Reading

Dmitry Nasonov Deadlifts World Record 380kg at 80.3kg Bodyweight

The World Raw Powerlifting Federation held their European Championships in Moscow over the weekend, and relatively little-known -83kg Russian athlete Dmitry Nasonov competed in a deadlift-only ... Continue Reading

Here’s the Full List of the 2017 Reebok CrossFit Games Qualifiers

The final weekend of the 2017 CrossFit Games Regionals has come and gone, and we can now direct our attention towards the Games. For multiple athletes - whether Games veterans or hopefuls - this Regionals ... Continue Reading

So You Wanna Be A Powerlifter? Breaking Down the Sport’s Federations

So, you wanna be a powerlifter, but you’re not sure where to start? Over the next 12 weeks Calgary Barbell has teamed up with BarBend to release weekly YouTube videos to guide you to your first ... Continue Reading

Is It Shallow To Want to Date Someone Who Works Out?

“Is it shallow to want to date someone who works out? Discuss,” I asked through a Facebook status. I knew the answers I’d receive would be vast, my friends from my alma mater — a small, women’s liberal ... Continue Reading

Cossack Squat vs Side Lunge – Benefits, Form, & Muscles Worked

Lateral training is often forgotten with most weightlifters, powerlifters, and fitness athletes, as the majority of the movements (squats, deadlifts, snatches, cleans, box jumps, etc.) occur in the ... Continue Reading

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